2010 News and Events -
posted on this page.
Happening now -
Smoking cessation campaign Anesthesiologist in Ontario get on board of the "Stop Smoking For Safer Surgery" campaign. Review powerpoint presentation by Dr. Gagne.
December 21, 2009
Pearls update - 8 great review articles on a range of topics from PGA New York 2009. Submitted by Dr. Linda Wynne.
December 16, 2009 -
Wednesday Rounds
Civic, General, and Riverside, "Resident X-Mas Holiday Special"
December 14, 2009
Site update: Patient information page launched. Department members are invited to review and submit any useful information or handouts to this page: anesthesia.org/help.
December 10, 2009 -
APS Thursday Rounds
Civic, "Tramdol" - B3 conference room, Dr. M. Al Neaj
December 9, 2009 -
Wednesday Rounds
Civic and Riverside, "Obesity, the neglected chronic medical condition" - Dr. Robert Dent, Director, Ottawa Hospital Weight Management Clinic
General, "TBA"
Civic Group Meeting -
Monday December 7, 2009 1600hr, Bickell room
December 6, 2009
Civic group update: Regional blocks OHIP codes update October 2009. View memo on MyCivic portal.
December 5, 2009
Site update: End of the year research memo posted to all department members, as well as Research Priorities / Research Funding Application / Research Finance Statement. Visit Research webpage to view.
December 3, 2009 -
APS Thursday Rounds
Civic, "TAP blcok" - B3 conference room, Dr. Leo Jeyaraj
December 2, 2009 -
Wednesday Rounds
Civic and Riverside, "ESRA 2009 highlights" - Dr. Carla Lipan
General, "TBA"
November 26, 2009 -
APS Thursday Rounds
Civic, "PCA settings" - B3 conference room, Dr. Naveen Eipe, MD. Read supplemental articles by Hugh Owens:
1, 2, 3, 4
November 25, 2009 -
Wednesday Rounds
Civic and Riverside, "Perioperative TEE" - Dr. Jordan Hudson
General, "TBA"
November 23, 2009
Site update: several articles in Perioperative Medicine (OSA, b-bloker use, antithrombotics, lung disease patient work up) had been posted here. Vascular Anesthesiology and
Pain rotation webpages had been posted. Pain page now has 2 great articles posted today. These are a work in progress and will be updated as time goes on. You are welcome to contribute to either page.
November 19, 2009 -
APS AM Learning Rounds
Civic B3 Conference Room, "Troubleshooting Regional Catheters” - Presenter: Dr. Sébastien Garneau, Regional Fellow. All staff, fellows, residents welcome. 0705-0735 AM
November 18, 2009 -
Wednesday Rounds
Civic, General, and Riverside, "TBA" - Dr. Andrew Pipe, Chief, Division of Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
November 5, 2009 -
APS AM Learning Rounds
Civic B3 Conference Room, "Intranasal Ketorolac" - Dr. Claudia Gomez. All staff, fellows, residents welcome. 0705-0735 AM
November 4, 2009
Visiting Professor - Dr. Philippe Van der Linden, Chair, Free University of Brussels, Professor, Anesthesiology CHU Brugmann, Belgium
Morning Rounds - Blood Conservation Strategies in Cardiac Surgery.
Evening lecture - Tolerance to Anemia in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
November 2, 2009
Civic Group Meeting Bickell Room, Civic Campus, 1600 hours.
November 2, 2009
Site update: new Civic Anesthesia Scheduler is out. Login at ottawa.anesthesiascheduler.com. User manual availalable under Quick Links.
November 1, 2009
Site update: Civic Campus Analgesia for Dressing Changes on the floor. Please review APS memo by Dr. John Penning.
October 29, 2009 -
APS AM Learning Rounds
Civic B3 Conference Room, "Pregabalin" - Dr. J. Penning. All staff, fellows, residents welcome. 0705-0735 AM
October 28, 2009 -
Wednesday Rounds
Civic and Riverside, "ICU and H1N1 update" - Dr. H. Meggison
General, "TBA"
October 27, 2009
Site update: research ideas submitted to "Help Wanted" page - Awake craniotomy chart review - By Dr. Kevin Nolan.
October 21, 2009 -
Wednesday Rounds
Civic and Riverside, "Fluid Responsiveness: Should We? Could We? Show Me!" - Dr. Dave Neilipovitz
General, "TBA"
October 14, 2009 -
Wednesday Rounds
Civic, General, and Riverside, "Smoking cessation" - Drs S. Gagne and G. Bryson
October 9, 2009
MyCivic portal update: Billing update for Trauma Code and Code Blue, U/S guided CVL insertion. By Dr. Bryson. Civic staff - please review.
October 8, 2009
Site update: disclosure files posted - helpful information on apology and disclosure. Access from Main Menu --> Staff --> Disclosure Files.
October 8, 2009
SIMS Training - vOacis pdf and txt files uploaded to simulate a vOacis documents. Look under SIMS heading in Quick Links.
October 7, 2009
Visiting Professor - Dr. Ian Gilron, Associate Professor in Anesthesia, Queen’s University.
Morning Rounds - Anticonvulsant Drugs for the Management of Postsurgical Pain.
Evening lecture - Combination Pharmacotherapy for the management of Pain
October 7, 2009 -
Civic Group September Management Committee minutes -
posted, by Greg Bryson.
September 30, 2009 -
Wednesday Rounds
Civic and Riverside, "Diastolic Dysfunction" - Dr. F. Al Qadhi, PGY5 & Dr. L. Byford
General, "Resident Rounds- Bedside Testing" - Dr.Susan Sun, PGY2
September 29, 2009
Site update: research ideas submitted to "Help Wanted" page - Optimum timing for obstetrical induction intitiation - primip vs. multip. By Dr. Susan Goheen.
September 29, 2009
Site update: research ideas submitted to "Help Wanted" page - Preoperative fluid intake and outcomes -
Prospective Cohort - among elective surgical patients at TOH. By Dr. Greg Bryson.
Septebmer 26, 2009
SIMS Training - manual updated. Download new version of Preop Manager.
September 24, 2009 -
Critical Incident Rounds
Civic, "A case of heparin resistance? / Problems arising from an NG" - Residents, fellows, staff welcome. Greenery Rm 1 Civic campus, by Dr. Pat Sullivan
Septebmer 23, 2009
SIMS Training - manual updated on September 23, 2009. Download new version of Preop Manager. This file will be updated on a regular basis. Check back often. Submitted by Dr. Ian Zunder.
September 23, 2009 -
Wednesday Rounds
Civic and Riverside, "Awareness under Anesthesia: Risk factors, sequelae and prevention" - Dr. Andy Roberts, PGY2
Civic and Riverside, "Patient Handoff study in the Civic Recovery Room" - Kathryn Momtahan, Dr. Avi Parush, and Alicia McMullan
General, "Resident Rounds- topic TBA" - Dr. L. Bartosik, PGY5
September 22, 2009
Site update: research ideas submitted to "Help Wanted" page - STAR VaS I - RCT / perioperative use of atorvastatin, STAR VaS III - chart/database review - dose response (perioperative complications) of perioperative statin drugs, and STAR VaS II - POS / statins and CRP,
By Dr. Dave Neilipovitz.
Septebmer 22, 2009
Summer 2009 Newsletter - is out. Many thanks to Jessica Ladouceur.
Septebmer 17, 2009
SIMS Training - manuals are posted: Preop Manager and Quick Menu Guide. These files will be updated on a regular basis. Check back often. Submitted by Dr. Ian Zunder.
Septebmer 16, 2009
Pearls update - Great retrograde intubation review, submitted by Dr. Linda Wynne.
October 7, 2009
Visiting Professor - Dr. Ian Gilron, Associate Professor in Anesthesia, Queen’s University.
Morning Rounds - Anticonvulsant Drugs for the Management of Postsurgical Pain.
Evening lecture - Combination Pharmacotherapy for the management of Pain
September 16, 2009 -
Wednesday Rounds
Civic and General, "How Standard is the Standard of Care" - Dr. Ted Crosby
September 15, 2009
Civic staff memo management committee memo -
posted. Please review carefully.
September 14, 2009
Civic staff memo monthly staff Meetings -
The first four staff meetings (Sept-Dec) will be held the first Monday of the Month. The first meeting will be 16:00hrs Monday September 14, 2009 at Bickell Room, Civic Campus. As of January 2010, the staff meetings will take place the first Tuesday of each month beginning at 16:00hrs in the Bickell Room.
September 9, 2009
Site update: Studies in epidemiology (STROBE) statement: Strengthening the reporting of observational guidelines for reporting observational studies posted to Journal Club References.
September 9, 2009
Journal Club -
Long-term effects of anaesthesia: post-operative cognitive dysfunction. Kaminski Room, Civic Campus, 1730hr. Donwload articles for this meeting.
September 9, 2009 -
Wednesday Rounds
Civic, General, and Riverside, "Update on Haemonetics Cell Saver" - Mr. Bob Caster, Caster Medical Systems
September 4, 2009
Site update: research ideas submitted to "Help Wanted" page - Pregabalin in Chronic Pain, Pregabalin and Delirium. View all submitted ideas
September 4, 2009
Civic staff memo fasting guidelines update -
review before next meeting on September 14,2009.
August, 2009 -
Good reasons to smile! Congratulations to Dr. Wayne Barry - his tireless volunteer work for Operation Smile had been recognized by the Ottawa Citizen. Read the article.
July 28, 2009
Pearls update - Great pulmonary hypertension review, submitted by Dr. Linda Wynne.
July 26, 2009 -
Economic Evalution reference is posted to Journal Club refences page, by Dr. Alan Chaput.
July 22, 2009 -
Civic Finance Memos are posted for Civic group. Please login to myCivic for important details.
July 10, 2009 -
Anesthesia Scheduler is here for Civic group. Please login to myCivic for important details.
July 10, 2009
Pearls update - Hydroxyethyl starches review - article. Submitted by Dr. A. Chaput.
July 7, 2009
Pearls update - Memantine - three articles on its use for pain management. Submitted by Dr. J. Penning.
June 25, 2009
Pearls update - Fluid management - eight review articles in Best Practice & Research Clinical
Anaesthesiology. Submitted by Dr. A. Chaput.
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June 4, 2009 -
Canada's Newest FRCPCs
Congratulations to Dr. Shawn Hicks, Lesley Silver, Jennifer Chow, Leilani Doyle, Ivan Hsia, Behrooz Yagchi, Kelley Shinkaruk, and Amy Rodgers. All of the University of Ottawa Anesthesiology PGY-5's have successfully navigated their way to the coveted five-letter title. Well done! ... as it happened ...
June 10, 2009
Pearls update - Seven Stages of Ignorance - humorous and insightful look at the evolution of ignorance. Which stage are you at? Submitted by webmaster.
June 10, 2009
updated - guidelines ...
APS Opioid Conversions,
Pregabalin,
Evidence for Pregabalin use, and
Minimally Invasive Surgery protocol. Actively seeking feedback. Please review and
comment.
June 4, 2009 -
Canada's Newest FRCPCs
Congratulations to Dr. Shawn Hicks, Lesley Silver, Jennifer Chow, Leilani Doyle, Ivan Hsia, Behrooz Yagchi, Kelley Shinkaruk, and Amy Rodgers. All of the University of Ottawa Anesthesiology PGY-5's have successfully navigated their way to the coveted five-letter title. Well done! ... as it happened ...
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Update - May 28, 2009 -
Pearls
updated - review article on preop respiratory assessement and a link to euroanesthesia.org refresher courses.
Update - May 27, 2009 -
Seeking Feedback
updated - guidelines for use of
Pregabalin,
Evidence for Pregabalin use, and
Minimally Invasive Surgery protocol. Actively seeking feedback. Please review and
comment.
Update - May 12, 2009 -
Pearls
updated - by Dr. John Penning - The Pain Institute website.
Update - May 9, 2009 -
2009 Gary Johnson's Day
another success - another successful Anesthesilogy Research day - well attended with high quality presentations. Congratulations to Drs. Krolczyk (First Prize), Eipe (Second), and Power (Third) on getting top three prizes. Presentations are being posted.
Update - April 24, 2009 -
MyCivic
webportal is live - Civic site call schedules, memos, site files related to the Civic group practice
April 20, 2009 -
Winterlude 2009 Newsletter -
is out - - many thanks to Jessica Ladouceur, our fabulous editor-in-chief.
April 20, 2009 -
Anesthesiology Pearls -
updated - review article on non-OB surgery in OB patient, a link to IARS CME module, and "Surviving Sepsis" campaign.
April 9, 2009 -
Anesthesiology Pearls -
updated - visit and check out new format of the webpage as well as new review article on "Ankylosing Spondilitis" submitted by Dr. Alan Chaput
April 8, 2009 -
Research Grant Award -
Dr. Michelle Chiu has been awarded a $259,000 grant from the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation for her study "Efficacy of Thoracic Paravertebral Block in Reducing Chronic Pain and Disability after Breast Cancer Surgery with Lymph Node Dissection."
Michelle was one of 18 grant recipients among 63 applicants. Many of the successful applicant were career scientist types (13 of 18 hold PhDs) so her project is among some very elite company.
A list of the successful projects can be found at: here. Congratulations to Michelle and her research team. Great work!
Submitted by Dr. G. Bryson.
Pregabalin Guidelines - From APS director - decision algorithm for the use of peri-op pregabalin. I am happy to report that together with the skills and efforts of Dr. Naveen Eipe we have produced a tool that we feel is very helpful. It consists of a
decision tree and ranking of evidence. Submitted by webmaster.
NSAIDs in Minimally Invasive Colon surgery - From APS and MIS Surgery directors - Effective immediately General Surgery and the Acute Pain Service of TOH request that for surgery of the colon, the practice of peri-op administration of celecoxib, ketorolac and all other NSAIDs be discontinued. Read proposed draft for multimodal analgesia in MIS (colon) surgery. Submit your feedback using online form. Submitted by webmaster.
Intravenous administration of halogenated inhaled anesthetics - new ideas for an old drug? Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 56, number 2, February 2009, p.91 and p.115. This article is available free via myTOH/Library within TOH hospital. It is also available via Athens. Submitted by webmaster.
Athens - free "Athens" subscription is freely available to all TOH-affiliated department members. "Athens" allows access to ~ 80% of library journal subscriptions from home. Contact Margaret Quirie (phone x 16910) or Theresa Shorr (phone x78529) for access. See more on Journal Information page. Submitted by webmaster.
Are muscle relaxants bad for you? - badness of muscle relaxants and goodness of muscle reversal. State-of-the-art meta-analysis. Read now. Also, useful primer on guidelines ...
Global Outreach 2009 - Halifax - May 23-26, 2009. Conference dedicated to Practising anesthesia in challenging environments. Download program and registration form.
Winterlude 2010 - Winterlude 2009 meeting was a great success with many participants attending. Planning for the 2010 meeting will get underway in Summer 2009.
Picis - is coming to The Ottawa Hospital Fall 2009 - 2010. Dr. Ian Zunder and Dr. Rob Elliott (and many others) are busy setting up inital phase of implimentation. For more, visit Anesthesia Manager official website
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